For those of you that took a break from the internet over the long holiday weekend, on Friday night the music world lost one of it unsung innovators as Gil
We don’t do a lot of Cover Wars features of songs originally sung by female lead singers, we’ll have to change that starting this week with Landslide, a track from the 1975 self-titled Fleetwood Mac album. I’d tell you more about the song, but you should just hear it straight from Stevie Nicks, you’ll get a guest appearance from her in the second video featured in the “Glee” entry.
The Contestants:
Artist: Dixie Chicks
Album: Home
The Skinny:
The Dixie Chicks recorded this cover in 2002 on their album Home and the deluxe edition also features a Sheryl Crow remix.
[audio:https://glidemag.wpengine.com/hiddentrack/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/dixieslide.mp3]READ ON for more covers of Fleetwood Mac’s Landslide…
Musicians possessing a cocky attitude are an age-old accessory to rock & roll. It is how they have used that sass that makes the musician loved or hated. John Mellencamp is one of those artists who have at times told you bluntly to kiss his ass.
While Duff McKagan has always appeared far more open to a reunion than the iconoclastic and downright ridiculous Axl Rose, he has soldiered on since their mid 90’s breakup. The modern world of metal has been more than welcoming with his platinum selling work in Velvet Revolver as well as his longtime band, Loaded. Having always played a supporting role in his two other bands, since 1999, Loaded has afforded McKagan the opportunity to step to the fore, showcasing his song writing, guitar playing and singing.
Drawing heavily from their forthcoming album, Nothing Is Wrong, Dawes wowed the room, getting people shaking and pumping their fists and even inspiring a sing-a-long during the set-closing “When My Time Comes”, no easy feat as Cradle patrons are usually a bit sedate in showing their enthusiasm.
One of the most anticipated albums of 2011 thus far, My Morning Jacket’s Circuital is one of those ever-so-rare instances where inspiration meets expectation.
Palladia airs the new-to-Blu-Ray/DVD A MusiCares Tribute to Neil Young on Wednesday night at 7:30PM ET. The program features Wilco covering Broken Arrow, Ben Harper performing Ohio, Down By The
Modest Mouse treated fans to two brand-new songs as part of their set at this weekend’s Sasquatch! Festival at the Gorge, WA and to our ears both tunes are winners.
Phish returned to Bethel Woods on Sunday for the third of three tour-opening shows. Unlike the first two performances, night three was light on the jams, sporting a setlist filled with heavy-rotation staples.
[Photo via Justin B.]
- Setlists, Recaps, The Skinny: Phish Bethel Night One, Phish Bethel Night Two
- Audio, Videos, Reviews and More: YEMblog.com
READ ON for the setlist and The Skinny…
On Friday night Phish kicked off the first leg of their summer tour with a hearty opening show that featured a number of expansive jams and laid the ground work for what should be an exciting run. The quartet returned to gorgeous Bethel Woods for the second of three performances at the venue near the site of 1969’s Woodstock Festival on Saturday.
[Photo via Liberty Independent]
Saturday’s show proved the power of the jams as the band continued to flex their improvisational muscles in Bethel. In the first set both Halley’s Comet and Bathtub Gin featured impressive improvisation, especially considering nearly every version of Halley’s since Hampton has been of the five-minute variety. Halley’s at Bethel surpassed the 12-minute mark to the delight of Phish fans, while Bathtub Gin contained elements of Manteca and some of the best group interplay seen from the run thanks in part of drummer Jon Fishman’s bombastic backbeat. Also of note was the rare stretching out of the post-first verse breakdown in Runaway Jim.
The second set started with a 15-minute-plus Down With Disease that devolved into a space jam before the band worked their way into Free. Backwards Down The Number Line could be a monster when Phish chooses to explore the space between the riff that forms the jam and the Bethel version showed why as each member of the group contributed to a tasty improvisation that alternated between light/airy playing and dark/evil-tinged themes. Night two wasn’t just about the jams, Phish was also having fun all night, which was most apparent during a Makisupa Policeman that found Trey, Page, Mike and Fish each taking a turn at laying down what the music would sound like at their respective houses in a cool segment that’s worth a listen. From there, the boys turned on a dime into Harry Hood land for a patient take on the tune that would be a standout version if it peaked harder. David Bowie gave Phish one last chance to jam and they took advantage with Trey in particular laying down some ripping riffs.
HT’s Brian Bavosa will be at all three tour-opening shows and will file a full report early next week. READ ON for tonight’s setlist and The Skinny…
